Maracas Craft

Small, clean empty containers with lids like yogurt cups and water bottles. You'll need one per guest.

Dry beans

Colored plastic tape

Markers, stickers, pompoms and other decorations

Glue

Preparation:

Set out the containers, a bowl of dry beans, and the various decorations.

At the Party:

Give a container to each guest and let them add a handful of dry beans. The container only needs to have about an inch of beans inside. Put the lid back on the container and make sure it is on tightly.

Be sure to seal the lid with several strips of the tape so that the beans don't spill out when the container is shaken.

Let the guests decorate their container with strips of colored tape, stickers and any other supplies you provided.

When everyone is finished, turn on some music and let the children start shaking their maracas.